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Project Number

1731

Project Title

WiMax Deployment in the DOME and ViSE Testbeds and Cluster-D Framework
a.k.a WIMXUMASS

Technical Contacts

PI: Mark Corner, UMass Amherst, mcorner email at cs.umass.edu
Research Staff: Brian Lynn, UMass Amherst, blynn email at cs.umass.edu

Participating Organizations

University of Massachsetts at Amherst CS Dept.

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman hmussman@geni.net

Scope

This project will deploy an NEC WiMax base station (provided by Rutgers through an associated WiMax base station proposal) on a building located at UMass Amherst, and deploy WiMax client stations on mobile vehicles to enhance our existing GENI DOME testbed.

Current Capabilities

Milestones

MilestoneDate(WIMXCOLUM: S2.a WiMax base station installed and operational)?

MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.a Demonstration at GEC9 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.b Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.c Demonstration at GEC10 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.d Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.e Demonstration at GEC11 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S3.f Documentation and code release)?

Campus Installation Checklist

UMass Amherst

Contact(s):
PI: Mark Corner, UMass Amherst, mcorner email at cs.umass.edu
Research Staff: Brian Lynn, UMass Amherst, blynn email at cs.umass.edu

Step Description Planned Started Completed Comment
1 Identify Outdoor Site on Campus - - 12/09 Three sites: top of library building, 20 stories; top of graduate research center building, few stories; top of CS building
2 Obtain FCC License - Applied 12/09 Granted 03/2010 IT has license that they want to retain
3 Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus - - 12/09 Three options: equipment room in library building; equipment room in graduate research center building; ? in CS building
4 Install Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room - - -
5 Install Pole at Outdoor Site and Ground - - -
6 Install Antenna at Outdoor Site - - -
7 Install Base Station Outdoor Unit - - -
8 Complete Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room - - -
9 Install Indoor Equipment Racks and Ground - - -
10 Install 120VAC and -48VDC Power Feeds and/or Supplies - - -
11 Install Base Station Indoor Unit - - -
12 Complete Wiring of Base Station Indoor Unit - - -
13 Initial Check-Out of Antenna and Base Station Outdoor and Indoor Units - - -
14 Install Ethernet (VLAN) Switch, or Identify Existing Capacity - - -
15 Install Linux Server(s) and Software - - -
16 Connect Backbone Network - - -
17 Provide Reference Client Platform - - -
18 Initial Check-Out of Campus WiMAX Testbed - - -

Project Technical Documents

Quarterly Status Reports

Spiral 2 Review
DOME: November 2010 Status Report
DOME: March 2011 Status Report

Spiral 2 Connectivity

Related Projects

Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments

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